Bad Musical cannot decide whether to be chaotically egg-on-face brilliantly bad or just watchably, ironically bad and ends up missing both targets... more
Stephen Mear and Richard Thomas have created a sunny revue-cum-musical about our obsession with shoes that’s a hair’s breadth from Sex And The City... more
They are known for passing judgment on nervous amateur entertainers in Britain’s Got Talent. But this is the moment Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan took to the stage themselves – at a remarkably star-studded school show.... more
Entertainment ... My Arts! might land soft punches on obvious targets, but at 30 minutes and a fiver a pop it is hardly fleecing fans in terms of time or wallet.... more
Stewart Lee's tale of Dr Samuel Johnson and his biographer James Boswell attempting to relaunch their books today is Fringe theatre at its silly, clever, fun-filled best.... more
The National's director Nicholas Hytner has attacked London's theatre critics for their alleged misogyny. The Standard's man in the stalls could not disagree more.... more
A varied line-up delivered a successful final night for the Kerrang! 2007 Tour. LA punk rock grunters The Bronx got the crowd fired up, while Biffy Clyro played singalong anthemic hits.... more
Sound artist Ray Lee will freak you out at the Shunt Vaults, comedian Stewart Lee does a controversial version of the gospels and a pop-up ice bar can be found at Canary Wharf.... more
Check out Robert Newman's satire No Planet B, Reginald D Hunter's controversial but outstanding monologue continues and there's a final chance to catch Stewart Lee's must-see show.... more
If you want to get people talking about you, swastika armbands and a crude company name are good ways to start, but Theatre De C**t's shock tactics ultimately let it down.... more
Howard Brenton shocked us in the Eighties, but then he fell out of favour. Now the provocative playwright is back. He talks to Fiona Maddocks about his new comedy on extremism.... more
Fringe review: The Comedians' Theatre Company's debut is Eric Bogosian's Eighties play Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian. Phil Nicol gives a towering performance as the opinionated, self-obsessed shock jock, one that more than justifies the new company's existence, says Veronica Lee.... more